The Early Market Engagement pilot scheme will run collaborative workshops for Defence to work with industry and academia.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is excited to announce the launch of a new Early Market Engagement (EME) pilot initiative on the theme of Uncrewed Systems. This pilot aims to collaboratively curate problems alongside industry and academia to determine whether a full competition in this area is required. The initial pilot will concentrate on two critical sub-systems of Uncrewed Systems:
Position, Navigation and Timing in Highly Contested Environments
Low-cost, Fast Engines
Why is Early Market Engagement needed?
The MOD Innovation Directorate, and Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) are collaborating with industry to improve Defence’s capacity to turn innovative solutions into needed capabilities. The EME pilot will collect insights from industry experts to better understand specific problem areas. This proactive strategy aims to challenge problems and identify potential solutions that could rapidly deliver capability for defence. The DASA Early Market Engagement initiative forms part of the MOD’s overall intent to improve its engagement with industry and market early on their capability challenges.
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